Coroner: Calif. man in Las Vegas for EDC died of drug overdose
The Clark County coroner's office on Wednesday ruled that a California man hospitalized in June at Spring Valley Hospital died from an overdose of cocaine, meth and ethanol intoxication. (Courtesy/Valley Health System)
The Clark County coroner’s office said Wednesday a California man who died in June while in Las Vegas for the Electric Daisy Carnival overdosed on drugs.
On June 20, before attending the festival, Joey Sayachack, 21, of Fresno, California, was found unconscious by friends in a house they had rented for the weekend.
He was taken to Spring Valley Hospital where he died June 25 from an overdose of cocaine, methamphetamine and alcohol, the coroner’s office said.
The three-day festival drew over 135,000 people each day, according to Insomniac Productions, the organizers.
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